Jeffersonville, OH | pbutler - 5/17/2023 09:00
Doing a planter upgrade for next year-and for a couple reasons need to go to a PTO pump vs tractor hydraulics. I have never been around PTO drive on planter or any PTO hydraulic pump so really know little about them.
I want something (in order of importance)
A) Simple as possible-and Reliable
B) Can relatively easily be moved between tractors if needed
C) Prefer a "kit" vs trying to figure out a tank/cooler/etc and build myself
D) Price
Tractors are Deere 8300 and 4640-planter will be electric drive Kinze 3600-initial use only to drive generator-only about 3gpm but may eventually add hydraulic downforce.
What are my best options? '
I prefer PTO as well for the reasons you listed. Simple to have everything on the planter, vs having a pump go out on a tractor, more tractor options, etc.
Next, I would say decide what you are going to add to the planter down the road so you can try to buy a pump capable of running all of it.
Command Hydraulics makes multiple PTO pump kits and options, and I have customers running some of them and the have worked very well. If you tell them what you need, it should come with everything you need to put it together, and most of their pumps are piston pumps, so run quieter, cooler, and more reliably than gear pumps in these applications.
On your Kinze, will it be vacuum meters as well?
Chris
Edited by c_mayer 5/17/2023 08:12
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Educate me on PTO Hydraulic Pumps
